Crenicichla nickeriensis

The Crenicichla nickeriensis lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Conservation: Crenicichla nickeriensis is not evaluated by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2008). More

A female Crenicichla nickeriensis caught by Jeff earlier in the year (March 2005) in the same spot. At first I thought it was just a more colorful C. saxatilis. After all, it had the characteristic notch on its dorsal blotch that's supposed to be unique to C. saxatilis. More

Common names

尼克里河矛丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
尼克里河矛丽鱼 in Unknown
尼克里河矛麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese
尼克里河矛麗魚 in Unknown

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Crenicichla
Species : Crenicichla nickeriensis
Authority : Ploeg, 1987